seditious

adjective

se·​di·​tious si-ˈdi-shəs How to pronounce seditious (audio)
1
: disposed to arouse or take part in or guilty of sedition
2
: of, relating to, or tending toward sedition
seditiously adverb
seditiousness noun

Examples of seditious in a Sentence

several dissidents were jailed for leading protests that the government branded as seditious
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Will Carless: So Rhodes was essentially charged, he was charged with seditious conspiracy, among other crimes, which is an extremely serious crime. Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024 To date, more than 1,200 people have been convicted of charges that include assaulting police officers, obstructing official proceedings and seditious conspiracy. Barbara McQuade, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024 As of this month, more than fourteen hundred people have been charged for their participation in the riot, and some nine hundred have pleaded guilty; nine have been convicted of seditious conspiracy, a Civil War-era charge that was devised to prosecute Southern rebels. Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2024 Enlightenment would operate from the top down, and would be compatible with the suppression of dangerous (especially seditious religious) teachings. John M. Owen Iv, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2015 See all Example Sentences for seditious 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of seditious was in the 15th century

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“Seditious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seditious. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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seditious

adjective
se·​di·​tious si-ˈdish-əs How to pronounce seditious (audio)
: of, relating to, or causing sedition
seditious statements

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